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Best of Eugene 2023-2024
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Best Budtender
1. Devonte Perry Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. Harmony Turner Sweet Tree Farms 4097 W. 11th Ave. […]
Best Cannabis Dispensary
1. Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. Space Buds 741 Lincoln St. 541-505-9834. SpaceBudstheDispensary.com. 3. TJ’s Provisions 1910 […]
Best Bicycle Store
1. Bicycle Way of Life 556 Charnelton St. 541-344-4105. 2480 Alder St. 541-342-6155. Bicycleway.com. 2. Hutch’s Bicycle 960 Charnelton St. […]
Best Local Outdoor Recreation Store
1. Play It Again Sports 2598 Willamette. 541-342-4041. PlayItAgainSports.com. 2. Eugene Gear Traders 505 Willamette, ste. 110. 541-515-6764. EugeneGearTraders.com. 3. […]
Best Garden Gear Shop
1. Down to Earth 532 Olive Street 541-342-6820. DownToEarthEugene.com. 2. Jerry’s Home Improvement Center 2600 Hwy. 99 N, 541-689-1911; 2525 […]
Best Veterinarian
1. Jodi Wiktorowski Eugene Animal Hospital. 1432 Orchard St. 541-342-1178. EugeneAnimalHospital.net. 2. Cameron Jones Amazon Park Animal Clinic, 725 E. […]
Best Local Food Market
1. Lane County Farmers Market Farmers Market Pavilion, 8th and Oak. LaneCountyFarmersMarket.org. 2. Kiva Grocery Store 125 W. 11th Ave. […]
Best Martial Arts
1. Art of War 164 W. Broadway. 541-870-6954. ArtofWar-mma.com. 2. Northwest Martial Arts Academy 755 Charnelton. 541-912-9099. NwmaAcademy.com. 3. McKenzie […]
Best Yoga
1. Eugene Yoga 199 E. 5th St. Suite 33 and 3575 Donald St. Suite 180. 541-520-8771.EugeneYoga.us 2. Everyday People Yoga 352 […]
Best Place to Get Fit
1. Outdoors 2. Eugene Family YMCA 2055 Patterson St. 541-686-9622. EugeneYMCA.org. 3. Elevation Bouldering Gym 348 Lincoln St. 541-972-3595. ElevationGym.com.
Best Secondhand Shop
1. St. Vincent de Paul Find addresses for 13 Oregon locations at SVdP.us. 2. SARA’s Treasures (Shelter Animal Resource Alliance) […]
Best Barbershop
1. Tim’s Trims Barbershop 301 W. 5th Ave. 541-515-6936. TimsTrimsBarbershop.com. 2. Analog Barbershop 860 Olive St. 541-510-5668. AnalogBarbershop.com. 3. American […]
Best Hair Stylist
1. Dot Anomaly Hair Collective 837 Monroe St. Anomalyhaircollective.com. 2. Desiree Diamond American Traditional Barbershop 390 W. 12th Ave. 541-915-9613. […]
Best Piercer
1. Bunny Knox High Priestess 525 E. 13th Ave. 541-343-3311. BestStudioEver.com/high-priestess 2. Jared Hill Area 51 505 Willamette, ste. 100. […]
Best Tattoo Artist
1. Kassandra Lampwick Wild Rose Tattoo 2849 Oak St. WildRoseTattoo.com/kassandra-lampwick. 2. Katana DeVille Sad Devils Club Tattoo 76 W. Broadway. […]
Best Indie Bookstore
1. Tsunami Books 2585 Willamette. 541-345-8986. TsunamiBooks.org. 2. Smith Family Bookstore 525 Willamette. 541-343-4717. SmithFamilyBookstore.com. 3. Books with Pictures 99 […]
Best Restaurant
1. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 2. Nelson’s in the Whit 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. […]
Best Out-of-Town Restaurant(not in Eugene-Springfield)
1. Creswell Bakery 182 S. 2nd St., Creswell. 541-895-5885. CreswellBakery.com. 2. Dueling Spoons 39074 Jasper Lowell Road. Fall Creek. 541-398-8929. […]
Best New Restaurant
1. Dueling Spoons 39074 Jasper Lowell Road. Fall Creek. 541-398-8929. DuelingSpoons.net. 2. Jade Dumpling and Noodle House 2560 Willamette. 541-968-9258. […]
Best Catering
1. Mucho Gusto 67 Oakway Center. 541-343-148; 205 E. 18th Ave. 541-650-6985. MuchoGusto.info. 2. Marigold Cooking Collective MarigoldCookingCollective.com. 3. Viking […]
Best Food Cart
1. Nelson’s Taqueria 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. 2. Da Nang Vietnamese Eatery 88 Jackson St. 541-915-0144. Facebook.com/danangeatery. 3. […]
Best Server
1. Abbie Taylor Mandy’s Family Restaurant 1491 Willamette. 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.com. 2. Heather Ensign Brail’s on 5th 395 W. 5th Ave. […]
Best Chef
1. Crystal Platt Lion & Owl 60 E. 11th Ave. 541-606-0626 LionandOwl.com. 2. Taro Kobayashi Akira Omakase 359 Mill St. […]
Best Meal Over $25
1. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 2. Marché 5th Street Public Market, 296 E. 5th Ave. 541-342-3612. […]
Best Meal Under $12
1. Cafe Yumm! 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 550 Pearl St. ste. 130. […]
Best Takeout
1. Cafe Yumm! 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 550 Pearl St. ste. 130. […]
Best Distillery
1. Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson St. 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com. 2. Heritage Distilling Company 110 Madison St. 541-357-4431. HeritageDistilling.com. 3. Swallowtail […]
Best Local Wine
1. Sweet Cheeks Winery 27007 Briggs Hill Rd. 541-349-9463. SweetCheeksWinery.com. 2. King Estate Winery 80854 Territorial Hwy. 541-685-5189. KingEstate.com. 3. […]
Best Local Beer
1. ColdFire Brewing 263 Mill St. 541-636-3889. ColdFireBrewing.com. 2. Oakshire Brewing 207 Madison St. 541-654-5520. OakBrew.com. 3. Ninkasi Brewing 272 […]
Best Cocktails
1. Izakaya Meiji Company 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson St. 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com. 3. […]
Best East Asian Food(Japanese, Korean and Chinese)
1. Izakaya Meiji Company 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Bao Bao House 868 West Park St. 541-799-1088; 3342 […]
Best Bartender
1. Molly Powell Sam Bond’s Garage407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 2. Thor Slaughter Akira Omakase 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com. […]
Best Bar
1. Sam Bond’s Garage 407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 2. Jackalope Lounge 453 Willamette St. 541-485-1519. JackalopeLounge.com. 3. Blairally 245 […]
Best Bakery
1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St. 1609 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Creswell Bakery 182 S. 2nd St. […]
Best Ice Cream or Desserts
1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St. 1609 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Prince Pückler’s Ice Cream 1605 E. […]
Best Breakfast
1. Morning Glory Café 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 2. Brail’s 1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542; 395 W. 5th Ave. #2506, 541-342-2075. BrailsRestaurant.co. […]
Best Barista
1. Aaron (Sully) Sullivan Wandering Goat Coffee Co. 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com. 2. Okon Udosenata Equiano 300 Blair Blvd. […]
Best Coffee Shop
1. Wandering Goat Coffee Co. 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com. 2. Farmers Union Coffee Roasters 152 W. 5th Ave. FarmersUnionCoffee.com. […]
Best Bagel Place
1. Lox, Stocks and Bagels 368 E. 40th Ave. 541-692-2435. Facebook.com/loxstocksandbagels. 2. Bagel Sphere 810 Willamette. 541-344-1335; 4089 W. 11th […]
Best Pizza
1. Hey Neighbor! Pizza House 1621 E. 19th Ave. 605 W. 19th Ave. 541-505-9302. H-n-p-h.com. 2. Mezza Luna Pizzeria 933 […]
Best Vegetarian/Vegan Food
1. Morning Glory Café 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 2. Laughing Planet 760 Blair Blvd. 541-868-0668; 2864 Willamette, 541-505-5399. LaughingPlanet.com. 3. […]
Best Barbecue
1. Bill & Tim’s Barbecue & Tap House 201 E. 13th Ave. 541-654-0578. Billandtims.com. 2. Hole in the Wall 3200 […]
Best International Cuisine That Didn’t Fit in One of the Other Categories
1. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 2. Poppi’s Anatolia 992 Willamette. 541-343-9661. PoppisAnatolia.com. 3. Evergreen Indian 906 […]
Best Thai Food
1. Ta Ra Rin Thai Cuisine 1200 Oak St. 541-343-1230; 1410 Mohawk Blvd. Spfd. 541- 505-8987; 1520 Coburg Rd. 541-844-1032. […]
Best Italian Food
1. Beppe & Gianni’s Trattoria 1646 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-6661. BeppeAndGiannis.net. 2. Mazzi’s Italian Restaurant 3377 E. Amazon Dr. 541-687-2252. […]
Best Latin American Food
1. Nelson’s in the Whit 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. 2. Tacovore 530 Blair Blvd. 541-735-3518. TacovorePNW.com. 3. El […]
Best Comfort Food
1. Brail’s 1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542; 395 W. 5th Ave. #2506, 541-342-2075. BrailsRestaurant.co. 2. Black Wolf Supper Club 454 Willamette. 541-687-8226. […]
Best Chicken Joint
1. Hot Mama’s Wings 420 W. 13th Ave. 541-653-9999. HotMamasWings.com. 2. Yardy Eugene 263 Mill St. YardyEugene.com. 3. Chicken Bonz […]
Best Burger Joint
1. Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Ave. 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Ave. ste. 109, 541-485-2676; 521 Main St. Spfd, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com. […]
Best Drag King
1. Heavy Cream, Melanie Funke Instagram.com/heavy_creammm. 2. Smash The King Instagram.com/smash_the.king. 3. Edd Zackly, Abigail Instagram.com/eddzackly. For Heavy Cream, aka […]
Best Drag Queen
1. Karress Ann Slaughter, Cornel Hardiman Facebook.com/GlamazonsEugene. 2. Lyta Blunt, Deziree Brock Facebook.com/Lytablunt. 3. Slutashia, Sam Thrower Facebook.com/Slutashia. Karress Ann […]
Best Photographer
1. Athena Delene Delene and Co.541-515-9442.Delene.co. 2. Faliesha Dawn Photography FalieshaDawne.com. 3. Destiny Brock Brock Photography. BrockDestiny1.wixsite.com/dbrockphotography.
Best Art Gallery
1. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art 1430 Johnson Ln. 541-346-3027. JSMA.UOregon.edu. 2. New Zone Gallery 110 E. 11th Ave. 541-683-0759. […]
Best Local Artist
1. Suspish Facebook.com/SuspishBiz and Suspish Fish on Facebook. 2. Shanna Trumbly ShannaTrumbly.com. 3. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com.
Best Public Art
1. Suspish Facebook.com/SuspishBiz and Suspish Fish on Facebook. 2. 20×21 Mural Project 20x21eug.com. 3. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com.
Best Comedian
1. Leigh Anne Jasheway AccidentalComic.com. 2. Jen Jay Facebook.com/jenjanjamesearljonesjohnson. 3. Devin Jones Leigh Anne Jasheway describes herself as an “accidental […]
Best Classical Music Group
1. Eugene Symphony Orchestra 115 W. 8th Ave. ste. 115. 541-687-9487. EugeneSymphony.org. 2. Eugene Concert Choir 174 E. 16th Ave. […]
Best Local Singer/Songwriter
1. Halie Loren HalieLoren.com. 2. Bettreena Jaeger, Baroque Betty BaroqueBetty.com. 3. Ziree Sun, Dez Brock Facebook.com/dezbcreative. Look back at Halie […]
Best Local Band
1. The Sugar Beets Facebook.com/TheSugarBeets. 2. Satin Love Orchestra Facebook.com/satinloveorchestra. 3. High Step Society HighStepSociety.com. Eugene is a music-loving town, […]
Best Local Theater Company
1. Very Little Theatre 2350 Hilyard St. 541-344-7751. TheVLT.com. 2. The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts (The Shedd) […]
Best Actor/Actress
1. Storm Kennedy StormKennedy.com. 2. Inga Wilson OCTheatre.org/staff. 3. Kali Kardas KaliKardas.com. EW readers have once again dubbed Storm Kennedy […]
Best Club DJ
1. DJ Smuve, Bobby L. Green Jr. Find on Facebook and Instagram. 2. Club Neveau Dawn, Michelle Neveau ClubNeveau.com. 3. […]
Best Local Radio DJ or Podcaster
1. Downtown Deb KLCC. KLCC.org. 2. Jivin’ Johnny Etheredge KRVM. KRVM.org. 3. DJ BrownSugga KEPW. KEPW.org.
Best Journalist
1. Camilla Mortensen Eugene Weekly. EugeneWeekly.com. 2. Rachael McDonald KLCC. KLCC.org. 3. Chris Pietsch The Register-Guard. RegisterGuard.com.
Best Local Fiction Writer or Poet
1. Cai Emmons (1951-2023) CaiEmmonsAuthor.com. 2. Melissa Hart MelissaHart.com. 3. Anna Grace Anna-Grace-author.com.
Best Event Venue
1. Cuthbert Amphitheater 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy. 541-762-8099.TheCuthbert.com. 2. Hult Center 1 Eugene Center. 541-682-5000. HultCenter.org. 3. WOW Hall 291 […]
Best Climate Change Fighters/Environmental Group
1. McKenzie River Trust 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd ste. 270. 541-345-2799. McKenzieRiver.org. 2. Cascadia Wildlands 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd ste. […]
Best Program for the Homeless
1. CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets) 341 E. 12th Ave. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org. 2. White Bird Clinic 341 […]
Best Animal-focused Nonprofit
1. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Rd. 541-689-1503. Green-hill.org. 2. Cascades Raptor Center 32275 Fox Hollow Rd. 541-485-1320. CascadesRaptorCenter.org. […]
Best Educator
1. Liliana Darwin Lopez University of Oregon 2. Rachel Kei Gabbert Music Education Collective 3. Leah Dunbar Lane Education Service […]
Best Person Making a Difference
1. Brittiny Raine CORE, Community Outreach through Radical Empowerment, CoreEugene.org. 2. Dan Bryant SquareOne Villages housing nonprofit, SquareOneVillages.org. 3. Terry […]
Best Local Politician
1. None of them 2. Rep. Val Hoyle Congress 3. Mayor Lucy Vinis Eugene 4. State Sen. James I. Manning […]